Hinson repeatedly voted against the American Rescue Plan Act and major pandemic relief measures, including stimulus checks, unemployment extensions, and enhanced child tax credits, leading to criticism that she opposed economic supports for families and businesses (Gazette, 3/19/21; Telegraph Herald, 5/21/21).
Critics, including local Democrats and letter writers, have accused Hinson of pushing for cuts or stricter eligibility to core safety net programs like Social Security, SNAP, veterans' benefits, and Medicaid, especially during debt ceiling and budget battles (Gazette, 5/27/23; Telegraph Herald, 10/19/21).
Although Hinson has said she supports expanding the child tax credit and some family care initiatives, she has consistently voted against Democrat-backed expansions, leading to claims of inconsistency and undermining support for working families (Telegraph Herald, 9/21/22; Gazette, 11/12/21).
Hinson has called for stricter work requirements and targeted aid in programs like unemployment, food assistance, and child tax credits, a stance that could alienate lower-income or vulnerable constituents who may see these measures as barriers rather than support (Gazette, 11/1/23; Muscatine Journal, 7/25/23).
Her emphasis on rooting out fraud and restricting benefits, particularly regarding unemployment and Medicaid, can feed a perception that she prioritizes budget savings over robust assistance for those struggling the most (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 12/20/21; Gazette, 4/8/25).
2021: Ashley Hinson Criticized Extension Of Expanded Unemployment Benefits According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Hinson said she planned to fight a bill from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., that would again extend expanded unemployment benefits for people whose work was negatively impacted by the pandemic. 'That is not the right direction to get people back to work,' Hinson said. 'People are comfortable starting to resume work activities. The vaccine is readily available. Employers are hiring and paying more. They're doing everything they can to be competitive. We need to stop paying people to stay home.'" [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 9/17/21]
2021: Hinson Commented On The Expiration Of Federal Enhanced Unemployment Benefits According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Hinson said federal enhanced benefits for unemployment expired across the country in September. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ended them statewide in June." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 12/20/21]
2021: Hinson Cautioned About Unemployment Benefit Fraud According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "But she said the enhanced benefits also caused 'a lot of fraud,' to the tune of 'more than $80 billion.' The Labor Department estimates around 10% of unemployment benefits annually are lost to 'improper payments,' including around $87 billion of the $872 billion enhanced payments." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 12/20/21]
2021: Hinson Discussed Expiration and Potential Extension of Enhanced Unemployment Benefits According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 'Hinson said federal enhanced benefits for unemployment expired across the country in September. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ended them statewide in June.' ... 'We do have proposals from fellow colleagues of mine ... that would extend those enhanced unemployment benefits long term,' Hinson said. [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 12/20/21]
2021: Hinson Cited Concerns About Fraud in Enhanced Unemployment Benefits According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 'But she said the enhanced benefits also caused "a lot of fraud," to the tune of "more than $80 billion." The Labor Department estimates around 10% of unemployment benefits annually are lost to "improper payments," including around $87 billion of the $872 billion enhanced payments.' [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 12/20/21]
2025: Hinson Clarified Trump Funding Freeze Did Not Affect Direct Assistance Programs According to Des Moines Register, "'It did not impact direct assistance to folks like Social Security, Head Start, Section 8 housing, for example,' Hinson told reporters Thursday." [Des Moines Register, 2/1/25]
Ashley Hinson Stated Commitment To Ensuring Medicaid Is Used For Those In Need And Sustained Long-Term As Of March 2025 According to Muscatine Journal, 'A Hinson spokesperson said the congresswoman agrees with Johnson, and is committed to ensuring Medicaid is used for those who truly need it and can be sustained long-term.' [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 3/7/25]
March 2025: Hinson's Spokesperson Affirmed Commitment To Targeted Medicaid Use According to Gazette, 'A Hinson spokesperson said the congresswoman agrees with Johnson, and is committed to ensuring Medicaid is used for those who truly need it and can be sustained long-term.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/10/25]
Ashley Hinson Distinguished Farmer Debt Relief From Student Loan Forgiveness In October 2022 According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'Hinson, as well, said the two plans were "fundamentally" different, casting the student debt relief program as a taxpayer "handout" paid for in part by "someone who chose not to go to college has to pay off someone else's debt that they legally incurred and signed on the dotted line."' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/21/22]
November 2023: Hinson Discussed House Republican Proposals On Food Assistance Program Work Requirements According to Gazette, "House Republican lawmakers, however, have proposed new work requirements on food stamp recipients for those ages 50 to 54 as part of a debt ceiling deal." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11/1/23]
October 2021: Hinson Stated Pandemic Relief Should Not Be Permanent According to Telegraph Herald, 'Hinson responded that she supported pandemic relief but that those programs were not meant to be permanent. "My intention is making sure these programs are not fraudulent but that they support people that they're designed to support," she said, drawing a round of applause from the crowd.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/19/21]
2021: Letter Writer Sharon Poplawski Reported Ashley Hinson Criticized Pandemic Aid Spending According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson mentioned how some of the pandemic aid went to 'people like Dylan Roof' and Larry Nassar. However, Rep. Hinson failed to mention and credit the fact that most Iowa families were helped by those payments." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/19/21]
December 2020: Hinson Prioritized COVID-19 And Derecho Relief Over Election Investigation According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, "Ashley believes Congress should focus on getting relief to Iowa families and businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and the derecho, and that's what she will prioritize on day one," he wrote in a text message. "Everything else, at this point, should be secondary." [Iowa City Press-Citizen, 12/17/20]
December 2020: Hinson Warned Of Unemployment Impacts Due To Possible Shutdowns According to The Gazette, "The biggest challenge may be the unemployment numbers heading into the holidays, she said. 'I'm worried about what a possible shutdown would look like for unemployment across the country. So I think we'll have to be responsive come the new year.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 12/21/20]
December 2020: Hinson Warned Of Ongoing Unemployment Challenges And Need For Continued Response According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "The biggest challenge may be the unemployment numbers heading into the holidays, she said. 'I'm worried about what a possible shutdown would look like for unemployment across the country. So I think we'll have to be responsive come the new year.'" [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 12/21/20]
2021: Ashley Hinson Voted Against American Rescue Plan Act According to an opinion piece by Sheri Albrecht in Gazette, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson joined all other congressional Republicans in voting against it. Not one Republican voted to help restaurant workers who lost their jobs, families who lost income while caring for loved ones, and parents who struggled to feed and educate their children." [Sheri Albrecht - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/19/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Called American Rescue Plan a 'Liberal Spending Bill' and 'Partisan Politics' According to an opinion piece by Sheri Albrecht in Gazette, "Because according to a Hinson tweet, it was a ʻliberal spending bill.ʼ It's ʻpartisan politics.ʼ" [Sheri Albrecht - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/19/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Voted Twice Against the American Rescue Plan According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson voted 'no' twice on the American Rescue Plan, a significant piece of legislation that provides funding for vaccines and $1,400 stimulus checks to millions of Americans, and extends employment benefits, housing assistance and small business provisions. Hinson objected to a minimum-wage increase in the bill, but voted 'no' once the increase was removed." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/21/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Rejected American Rescue Plan After Minimum-Wage Provision Was Removed According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson objected to a minimum-wage increase in the bill, but voted 'no' once the increase was removed." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/21/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Claimed Only 10 Percent of American Rescue Plan Was Immediate COVID Relief According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson voted 'no' when the bill returned from the Senate claiming only 10 percent was for immediate COVID relief. As our 1st District representative, Hinson failed to acknowledge that the remaining funds reach way beyond 'immediate' needs and are directly COVID related. Funding for returning to school is one example." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/21/21]
Ashley Hinson Voted Against The American Rescue Plan In 2021 According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson voted against the American Rescue Plan that created those programs because, as she repeated again Thursday, she did not believe it was targeted enough." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 5/21/21]
2022: Hinson Voted Against The American Rescue Plan Act According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Mathis' campaign also notes Hinson voted against the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law last year 'that has brought the nearly $200 million of federal funding to Iowa child care centers.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/21/22]
2022: Hinson Criticized The American Rescue Plan's Cost And Scope According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson said the price tag of the American Rescue Plan was far too high and included funding in areas that should not have been included, and has introduced separate legislation to expand the federal child tax credit." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 9/21/22]
2023: Letter Writer Tanya Street Accused Ashley Hinson of Supporting Cuts to Social Safety Net According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette, "MAGA Republicans like Rep. Ashley Hinson are demanding hurtful cuts to Social Security, veteran benefits, SNAP, Medicaid, and housing assistance programs. Hinson is threatening to default on America and push us into economic shutdown unless we let MAGA Republicans take away healthcare from our veterans, loan relief from students, and food from families." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 5/27/23]
April 2025: Hinson Called For Targeting Waste, Fraud, And Abuse In Federal Programs According to Gazette, Hinson said, "Republicans have been clear, we don't want to cut benefits to people. We want to strengthen these programs for current and future beneficiaries." [Gazette, 4/8/25]
April 2025: Hinson Supported President Trump And Elon Musk's DOGE Initiative According to Gazette, Hinson said, "this is about ensuring that all those tax dollars are being used to get the benefits to those who truly need them. And I think that is, again, that is at the heart of what I want to see happen with" Trump's and billionaire Elon Musk's efforts to root out "waste, fraud and abuse" through the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE." [Gazette, 4/8/25]
2021: Letter Writer Jerry Hageman Criticized Ashley Hinson's Vote Against COVID Relief Bill According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson has turned her back on them by voting against sending them $400 a week in unemployment benefits and $1,400 economic impact checks. Hinson voted against sending rural Iowans rental assistance and voted against $4.75 billion for those experiencing homelessness." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 3/7/21]
October 2021: Iowa Democratic Party Criticized Hinson's Votes On Social Programs According to Telegraph Herald, 'In an emailed statement to the Telegraph Herald, the Iowa Democratic Party described Hinson as "out of touch" and denounced her for voting against a child tax credit. "Ashley doesn't think Iowans on Medicare deserve to have access to hearing, vision and dental coverage or lower drug prices," the statement read. "Bottom line: Ashley is only focused on pleasing the special interest and her corporate donors."' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/19/21]
October 2021: Iowa Democratic Party Criticized Hinson For Voting Against Child Tax Credit According to Telegraph Herald, "In an emailed statement to the Telegraph Herald, the Iowa Democratic Party described Hinson as 'out of touch' and denounced her for voting against a child tax credit." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/19/21]
August 2023: Hinson Advocated Expanding Federal Child Tax Credit According to Globe Gazette, "[Hinson's priorities include] expand[ing] the federal child tax credit and making it eligible for expecting parents to apply." [Globe Gazette, 8/24/23]
2021: Letter Writer Shari Flatt Alleged Ashley Hinson Opposed Expanding the Child Tax Credit According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Expanding the child tax credit, she voted no." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11/12/21]
August 2024: Hinson Stated Priority Is Securing Rural Economic Development Funding According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), '"I think the more we can do to make it possible for people like their family to experience this, that's great," Hinson said. "... My biggest priority is making sure we're getting the help to get dollars to rural America in the right way."' [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 8/9/24]
Hinson Stated Focus On Delivering Rural Funding In August 2024 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, '"I think the more we can do to make it possible for people like their family to experience this, that's great," Hinson said. "... My biggest priority is making sure we're getting the help to get dollars to rural America in the right way."' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 8/9/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Supported Expanding The Child Tax Credit And Workforce Participation According to Daily Nonpareil, "We have to get people off the sidelines of the economy and back into the workforce," Hinson said. "We need to grow our population. We need to expand the Child Tax Credit to help support families." [Daily Nonpareil, 8/21/24]
August 2024: Hinson Supported Expanding Child Tax Credit And American Manufacturing According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), "We need to expand the Child Tax Credit to help support families. We need to bring more manufacturing back to our country, and we need an all-of-the-above energy strategy." [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 8/21/24]
March 2025: Ashley Hinson Expressed Commitment to Sustaining Medicaid for Vulnerable Populations According to Gazette, Hinson said, "Republicans have been clear, we don't want to cut benefits to people. We want to strengthen these programs for current and future beneficiaries [...] Like many people probably on this call tonight, I have parents on both Social Security and Medicare." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/3/25]
July 2020: Ashley Hinson Praised HACAP's Partnership With The State To Address Food Insecurity According to Gazette, "Hinson was impressed by the HACAP operation and called it a great partner with the state to address food insecurity in the pandemic." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/28/20]
July 2020: Ashley Hinson Reported Receiving Calls And Emails From Constituents Facing Food Insecurity According to Gazette, "I've had calls from constituents who were not sure where their next meal was coming from," she said. "I've had emails from people who thought they had everything under control, but all of a sudden they were pressed a little too far." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/28/20]
July 2020: Ashley Hinson Cited Increased Food Insecurity Among Constituents During COVID-19 Pandemic According to Muscatine Journal, "I've had calls from constituents who were not sure where their next meal was coming from," she said. "I've had emails from people who thought they had everything under control, but all of a sudden they were pressed a little too far." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 7/28/20]
July 2020: Ashley Hinson Praised HACAP's Partnership Addressing Food Insecurity According to Muscatine Journal, 'Hinson was impressed by the HACAP operation and called it a great partner with the state to address food insecurity in the pandemic.' [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 7/28/20]
July 2020: Hinson Reported Increased Constituent Need For Food During COVID-19 Pandemic According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), "Hinson said she has seen that firsthand in her legislative district that includes the HACAP food warehouse. 'I've had calls from constituents who were not sure where their next meal was coming from,' she said. 'I've had emails from people who thought they had everything under control, but all of a sudden they were pressed a little too far.'" [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 7/28/20]
July 2020: Hinson Praised HACAP As Key State Partner Addressing Food Insecurity According to Sioux City Journal (Iowa), "Hinson was impressed by the HACAP operation and called it a great partner with the state to address food insecurity in the pandemic." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 7/28/20]
Ashley Hinson Highlighted Food Insecurity After The August 2020 Iowa Derecho According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, 'Hinson said many families are continuing to experience food insecurity, even after power has been restored. "Food insecurity is now affecting families. People that had been secure before and had been living their lives like normal, and then all of a sudden they had this devastating incident happen," Hinson said.' [Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa), 9/9/20]
2020: Hinson Highlighted Food Insecurity In Her District Following The Derecho According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson said many families are continuing to experience food insecurity, even after power has been restored. 'Food insecurity is now affecting families. People that had been secure before and had been living their lives like normal, and then all of a sudden they had this devastating incident happen,' Hinson said." [Des Moines Register, 9/9/20]
September 2020: Ashley Hinson Supported Child Care Tax Credits And Reform According to Gazette, "In the Iowa Legislature, she supported expanding child care tax credits and a measure to help families avoid the child care 'cliff' — when a minor increase in household income can cause the total loss of child care subsidy making child care unaffordable." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/21/20]
2020: Hinson Supported Expanding Child Care Tax Credits In Iowa Legislature According to Muscatine Journal, "In the Iowa Legislature, she supported expanding child care tax credits and a measure to help families avoid the child care 'cliff' — when a minor increase in household income can cause the total loss of child care subsidy, making child care unaffordable." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/21/20]
2020: Hinson Noted Legislation To Address Child Care Subsidy Cliff Was Not Acted Upon According to Muscatine Journal, "Unfortunately, she added, the measure was not acted upon during the session, which was abbreviated because of COVID-19. 'We want to try to make sure that more people could work more and not have to worry about their benefits dropping off.'" [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/21/20]
December 2020: Hinson Expressed Concern For Iowans Struggling During The Pandemic According to The Gazette, "Hinson, who will take a seat in the U.S. House in January, said she's hearing from Iowa 1st Congressional District residents that 'families are struggling to put food on the table heading into the holiday week, through no fault of their own.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 12/21/20]
July 2020: Hinson Visited The HACAP Food Reservoir In Hiawatha According to The Gazette, "Ashley Hinson speaks with Kim Guardado, HACAP Food Reservoir director, in July during a visit the HACAP Food Reservoir in Hiawatha. Hinson, who was elected to represent Iowa's 1st Congressional District, said she has heard from residents that 'families are struggling to put food on the table.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 12/21/20]
December 2020: Hinson Expressed Concern Over Families Struggling During COVID-19 Pandemic According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Hinson, who will take a seat in the U.S. House in January, said she's hearing from Iowa 1st Congressional District residents that 'families are struggling to put food on the table heading into the holiday week, through no fault of their own.'" [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 12/21/20]
February 2021: Ashley Hinson Acknowledged Impact Of Unemployment Benefits And Direct Payments To Iowans According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Hinson said she acknowledges that unemployment benefits and direct payments to people out of work 'have helped many Iowans provide for their families.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 2/16/21]
2021: Hinson Supported Expanding Child Tax Credit But Criticized American Rescue Plan's Cost According to Daily Nonpareil, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson supports expanding the child tax credit, but has concerns about the price tag on the American Rescue Plan that includes sending payments averaging $423 a month to about 35 million families with children." [Daily Nonpareil, 7/16/21]
2021: Hinson Noted Parental Confusion Over Child Tax Credit Payment Tax Status According to Daily Nonpareil, "Her office is getting questions about the checks from people confused about how the program will work. Rather than a credit on their 2021 income taxes, some of the parents receiving checks are concerned about whether they will have to pay taxes on the money." [Daily Nonpareil, 7/16/21]
July 2021: Hinson Supported Expanding The Child Tax Credit But Criticized The Cost Of The American Rescue Plan According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson supports expanding the child tax credit, but has concerns about the price tag on the American Rescue Plan that includes sending payments averaging $423 a month to about 35 million families with children." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 7/19/21]
July 2021: Hinson Reported Constituent Confusion Over Child Tax Credit Payments According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Her office is getting questions about the checks from people confused about how the program will work. Rather than a credit on their 2021 income taxes, some of the parents receiving checks are concerned about whether they will have to pay taxes on the money." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 7/19/21]
2022: Iowa Democratic Chair Claimed Hinson Opposed Efforts To Lower Costs For Families According to Telegraph Herald, "'Ashley Hinson hasn't lifted a finger to lower costs for Iowa working families,' said state party Chair Ross Wilburn in a statement. 'Instead, she has opposed measures to lower costs for families at every turn. ... It's clear Hinson stands with giant corporations who have been squeezing out competition and unfairly raising prices on Iowans.'" [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 2/17/22]
Ashley Hinson Supported Expanding Child Tax Credit In Principle But Opposed Democrat-Backed Expansion Bills According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson long has supported [expanding the child tax credit] in principle but [...] she has voted against [it] as part of Democrat-backed bills, including the American Rescue Plan Act." [Telegraph Herald, 9/21/22]
Ashley Hinson Cited Feedback From Constituents On Child Tax Credit According to Telegraph Herald, "'One of the most important policies in this bill - a policy I've heard a lot about from folks across the district - is expanding the child tax credit to allow parents to keep more of their hard-earned paycheck to cover the cost of raising kids,' Hinson said." [Telegraph Herald, 9/21/22]
January 2023: Hinson Expressed Personal Commitment To Food Assistance Programs According to Charles City Press (Iowa), '"That's an issue I personally care about," said Hinson. "Making sure that those programs are there for people who need them is also important."' [Charles City Press (Iowa), 1/20/23]
July 2023: Hinson Advocated For Providing For Life Act Package In House According to Gazette, "Hinson is leading a package of bills in the House called the Providing For Life Act, an attempt at an ambitious overhaul of the federal government’s family care system. Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio introduced its counterpart in the Senate." [Gazette, 7/25/23]
2023: Hinson Introduced Providing For Life Act To Overhaul Family Care System According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson is leading a package of bills in the House called the Providing For Life Act, an attempt at an ambitious overhaul of the federal government’s family care system." [Daily Nonpareil, 7/25/23]
2023: Hinson Supported Retroactive Child Tax Credit For Unborn Children According to Daily Nonpareil, "The package would also retroactively expand the tax credit to unborn children. When a dependent is born, parents would become eligible to claim the tax credit in the prior year during the pregnancy, in addition to gaining access to the regular child tax credit in the current tax year." [Daily Nonpareil, 7/25/23]
2023: Hinson Advocated Allowing Parents To Pull Forward Social Security For Parental Leave According to Daily Nonpareil, "Other provisions of the bill would: Allow parents to pull forward up to three months of Social Security benefits to finance parental leave." [Daily Nonpareil, 7/25/23]
July 2023: Ashley Hinson Advocated Expanding Federal Child Tax Credit To Include Unborn Children According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson wants to expand the federal child tax credit to include the unborn." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 7/25/23]
Ashley Hinson Led House Package Providing For Life Act According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson is leading a package of bills in the House called the Providing For Life Act, an attempt at an ambitious overhaul of the federal government's family care system." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 7/25/23]
2023: Hinson's Proposal Included Work Requirements For Child Tax Credit According to Muscatine Journal, "Hinson's proposal includes work requirements to qualify for aid, while ARPA did not." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 7/25/23]
July 2023: Hinson Proposed Work Requirements For Child Tax Credit Aid According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson's proposal includes work requirements to qualify for aid, while ARPA did not." [Daily Nonpareil, 7/27/23]
July 2023: Hinson's Child Allowance Proposal Specified Up To $4,500 Yearly For Children Under 6 According to The Daily Nonpareil, "Under Hinson's bill, parents would receive a child allowance of up to $4,500 a year for children under the age of 6 and up to $3,500 for children ages 6 to 17. The credit amount decreases if household income exceeds $400,000 for married joint filers or $200,000 for single filers." [Daily Nonpareil, 7/27/23]
2023: Hinson Led The Providing For Life Act In The House According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson is leading a package of bills in the House called the Providing For Life Act, an attempt at an ambitious overhaul of the federal government's family care system. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, introduced its counterpart in the Senate." [Globe Gazette, 7/27/23]
2023: Hinson Supported Work Requirements For Expanded Child Tax Credit According to Globe Gazette, "The legislation would increase the federal child tax credit, raising it above the level established in the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act, which Hinson opposed. The American Rescue Plan Act did not include work requirements to qualify for the aid, which Hinson's proposal does." [Globe Gazette, 7/27/23]
2023: Hinson's Bill Proposed Credit Amounts Up To $4,500 Under Age 6 And $3,500 Ages 6–17 According to Globe Gazette, "Under Hinson's bill, parents would receive a child allowance of up to $4,500 a year for children under the age of 6, and up to $3,500 for children ages 6 to 17. The credit amount decreases if household income exceeds $400,000 for married joint filers or $200,000 for single filers." [Globe Gazette, 7/27/23]
2023: Hinson Proposed Parental Leave Using Social Security Benefits According to Globe Gazette, "Other provisions of the bill would: •„ Allow parents to pull forward up to three months of Social Security benefits to finance parental leave." [Globe Gazette, 7/27/23]
August 2023: Hinson Promoted Expanding Federal Child Tax Credit According to Daily Nonpareil, "[Her work includes efforts to] expand the federal child tax credit and making it eligible for expecting parents to apply." [Daily Nonpareil, 8/22/23]
November 2023: Hinson Emphasized Her Support For HACAP Food Programs According to Gazette, Hinson said she is 'a big supporter of the programs' HACAP offers, 'and the last thing I want is Iowans to go hungry.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11/1/23]
November 2023: Hinson Supported HACAP's Food Assistance Programs In Iowa According to Globe Gazette, 'Hinson said she is "a big supporter of the programs" HACAP offers, "and the last thing I want is Iowans to go hungry."' [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 11/1/23]
November 2023: Hinson Expressed Support For HACAP Food Assistance Programs According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Hinson said she is "a big supporter of the programs" HACAP offers, "and the last thing I want is Iowans to go hungry." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 11/3/23]
November 2023: Hinson Expressed Support For Hunger Assistance Programs And HACAP Offerings According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson said she is 'a big supporter of the programs' HACAP offers, 'and the last thing I want is Iowans to go hungry.'" [Globe Gazette, 11/4/23]
2025: Hinson’s Spokesperson Agreed Medicaid Should Serve Those Truly In Need And Be Sustainable According to Sioux City Journal, 'A Hinson spokesperson said the congresswoman agrees with Johnson, and is committed to ensuring Medicaid is used for those who truly need it and can be sustained long-term.' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 3/9/25]
July 2023: Hinson Led Effort To Expand Federal Child Tax Credit To Unborn Children According to Gazette, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson wants to expand the federal child tax credit to include the unborn. [...] That includes legislation to expand the federal child tax credit to apply to expecting parents. Doing so, according to Hinson's office, would help families offset costs for the child during a woman's pregnancy." [Gazette, 7/25/23]
July 2023: Hinson’s Child Tax Credit Proposal Included Work Requirements According to Gazette, "The American Rescue Plan Act did not include work requirements to qualify for the aid, which Hinson’s proposal does." [Gazette, 7/25/23]
2023: Hinson Proposed Making Federal Adoption Tax Credit Refundable According to Daily Nonpareil, "It also would make the federal adoption tax credit refundable." [Daily Nonpareil, 7/25/23]
November 2023: Hinson Sought To Expand Federal Child Tax Credit According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Hinson's priorities include efforts to "expand the federal child tax credit." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 11/3/23]